MARMOTS AND POTGUTS (UINTA GROUND SQUIRREL)

This is our Chickadee run in the winter, but in the summer

you can see the zip line wires above on the left and the Alpine Slide to

the right with the lift bringing people up to use them.

Summer may have finally arrived at Snowbird.

Marmots

We have about 10-15 of them outside the Cliff Lodge and on Chickadee path.

Guests often ask me what they are because they've never seen the cute little creatures.

They are similar to prairie dogs or big groundhogs.

If you want to read more and see a cute picture click on this link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marmot

He's looking over the edge to see if our Alpine Slide has opened yet.

Sorry, too much snow little guy

As you can see, they aren't very afraid of humans

These are 2 different Marmots from the guys above

POTGUTS

small squirrels that chirps. We have 1,000's and 1,000's of these around the resort

Looking from Chickadee down the mountian.

The Snowbird Center is the building were looking at